I was recently left a painting from the "Vincent Price Collection"  It
is entitled "Summer Rain" and was painted by "James Pace"
I know it is authentic because of who it came from as well as Vincent
Prices' signature on the back.  Anyhow I am trying to find out what
its worth and any further information on it. My searches havent been
successful.
"James Pace"
"Summer Rain"

   Thanks

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Request for Question Clarification by grimace-ga on 15 Jul 2002 11:59 PDT

Hi -

Can you describe the painting a little? Is it abstract or figurative?

Could it be a print (prints will generally have an edition number in
the bottom corner)? There is a James Pace who is quite big in the
printmaking world.

Any sign of a date?

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Clarification of Question by floatabletr-ga on 15 Jul 2002 13:16 PDT

Sorry for lack of info..

The painting says    Pace
                       63
                      Wanchese N.C.

The Edition info on the back is LW42811

The painting is of a house with a couple of trees on either side of
it.. a body of water behind it..and 2 boats on the right side..the
painting has a light greenish hue to it.. and looks to be blurred(for
the rain effect)by the brush.

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Clarification of Question by floatabletr-ga on 15 Jul 2002 13:22 PDT

I should clarify..
Pace 
63 Wanchese N.C. is on the bottom right of the painting
there is a piece of paper on the back that says

NUMBER: LW42811
Artist: James Pace
Title: Summer Rain

And on the center back of the frame is a piece with the Vincent price
collection logo and his signature

Hi floatabletr-ga,

Your question intrigued me enough to spend several hours researching
it, with somewhat mixed results. While not being able to give you
exactly what you want, here's what I've been able to glean...

I'm almost positive that your "James Pace" was an Atlanta,
Georgia-based artist and an instructor at the Atlanta School of Art
during the 1960s.  He was a North Carolina native (the fact that
"Summer Rain" was painted at Wanchese in 1963 seems to indicate that
this is the "right" Pace) and a graduate of the Chicago Art Institute.
That's as much as I've been able to glean about Pace himself, all of
it from a 36-year-old interview with Pace published in the Archdiocese
of Atlanta's "Georgia Bulletin" online at...

http://www.archatl.com/gabulletin/1966/661201c.html

I was unable to find any further information about Pace, or whether
he's still living or working, although I found several references to a
"James Pace" who had exhibited in several shows in the Southwest
(primarily Oklahoma and Texas) as late as 1991.

As you may already know, Vincent Price collaborated with Sears and
Roebuck in the early 1960s to purchase fine art to be offered in their
catalogs and stores at various prices as "art for the everyman." This
became the very successful "Vincent Price Collection."
 
Although not very high-rez, see...

http://www.angelfire.com/film/rdsquires/images/vp133.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/film/rdsquires/images/vp134.jpg

Over several years, Price selected over 15,000 pieces for the Vincent
Price Collection. "Summer Rain" is almost certainly one of those
pieces. Unfortunately, given that provenance and the fact that Pace
does not seem to be a collectible artist, it's doubtful that "Summer
Rain" would be worth much more than what someone who might take a
fancy to its subject matter or style would pay for it. It'd be an
interesting research exercise to go through the Sears Roebuck catalog
during that period (it appears that the program ended in the early
`70s, so it would also be a *massive* enterprise), and see if "Summer
Rain" was listed and what was its original price.

rico

Search strategy

"James Pace" Wanchese

"James Pace" "North Carolina"

"Vincent Price Collection" "Sears Roebuck"

Great Help!  You were able to give more insight and info than I was
able to find. I am giving you a 4 star rating, the only reason i am
not giving a 5 is because I didn't get all the info, but thank you!!